Lima, Peru | Saturday 21 November 2009 20:30 | | |
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According to the Finance Ministry's Multi-annual Macroeconomic Framework, public investment in Peru is likely to grow by 51.7% this year, boosted by the implementation of the government's economic stimulus package.
According to Peru's Ministry of Health (MINSA), Peru has not confirmed yet any case of AH1N1 flu, disease which has forced another countries to adopt several drastic measures to avoid its spreading.
The Loreto's Regional Director of Health, Carlos Manrique, confirmed that the American citizen from Japanese descent Howard Hiroshi Ocawayashi, who had been under medical observation for some days, is not carrying the swine flu virus.
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet ruled out closing borders with Peru, remarking that the alleged confirmed case of swine flu in Lima “is yet to be 100% confirmed”.
After establishing that Peru is to use the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard, which among other advantages will allow television on cellular phones, the Andean country's Ministry of Communications (MTC) stated decoders would begin being sold for $28.
According to Senamhi (National Service of Meteorology) the average temperature in Lima will drop to 24°C (75.2°F) during the next days.
A team of journalists from newspapers, radio, TV and internet (based in Huaraz) is getting ready to climb to the top of the Huascarán peak, which is considered to be the highest tropical mountain in the world.
European countries, notably France, England and Germany have become the world’s biggest consumers of Peruvian fashion, reported the designer Jose Miguel Valdivia.
Five high school students from public school “Mercedes Cabello” are arriving in Atlanta today, to represent Peru in the Robotics World Championship.
Peru's consulate in Atlanta will send staff to Nashville this month to offer passports, birth, marriage and death certificates to Nashville's Peruvian population and gain an understanding of their needs and concerns.
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